[parham90]

Hi Dan,

If you're the person who contacted me through an email, I just replied to you! If not, I'll paste my response here:

----------

Hi Dan! You won’t believe how glad i am that you decided to contact me regarding this, rather than making a decision about me in your mind and not speaking about it. Thank you. Your email made me realize that I had made a mistake there that we developers often do, namely forgetting to explain the context and thinking that the reader already knows it. In Iran, we don’t have many women who go as far as a Masters degree in computer science. Even if they do, they don’t usually enter the workforce as a DevOps or software engineer. This was what I meant with “can you believe it?” — the fact that this lady had gotten so far is unbelievable. I know where you’re coming from, though. Whenever I reveal on the web that I’m a blind programmer, many people talk between themselves and say, “he’s a blind programmer! Can you believe it?” A lot of people in those circles raise an objection about this choice of words, saying that, “Why do you think it’s incredulous for him to code?” So, yes, I should have seen this misunderstanding coming. You’re awesome. I’ll go and change it immediately. Thanks again. Best, Parham